Basketball Game Preview: Englewood Pirates vs. Wheat Ridge Farmers

The Englewood Pirates will square off against the Wheat Ridge Farmers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Thursday, Englewood lost to Fort Lupton on the road by a 76-61 margin. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Bluedevils: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, Wheat Ridge played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Prairie View, falling 85-65.

Wheat Ridge dropped their record down to 5-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Englewood, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-8.